Abdul-Halim Sadulayev

Abdul-Halim Salamovich Sadulayev (2 June 1966-17 June 2006) was the President of the Chechen Repulblic of Ichkeria from 2005 to 2006, succeeding Aslan Maskhadov and preceding Dokka Umarov.

Biography
Abdul-Halim Salamovich Sadulayev was born in Argun in the Chechen-Ingush ASSR of the Soviet Union. He fought for Chechen independence from Russia in the 1990s during the First Chechen War, and became a high-ranking commander of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Sadulayev became the President of the ChRI after the death of Aslan Maskhadov in 2005, leading the Chechen rebels. He was the first Chechen leader who attempted to unite all Chechens under a single baner, invading Dagestan and other neighboring regions with Chechen populations.

Death
On 17 June 2006 FSB (Russian counter-terrorist agency) and pro-Russia militiamen attacked Sadulayev, who was headquartered in his hometown of Argun. FSB chief Nikolai Patrushev reported two FSB dead and five wounded, but Sadulayev was also killed in the gunfight. The Russian government called it the "decapitating blow" to the Chechen insurgents, and Sadulayev was succeeded as President by Dokka Umarov.